Explaining the Effect of Cooperation and Collective Action on Women\'s Health

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Priority of women's health will help to achieve fourth and fifth Goals of Millennium Development programs. Social capital is a retain and social factor affecting health. This qualitative study aimed to explore experiences of women and to determine the relationship between cooperation and subscription activity (aspect of social capital) and health. METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted with content analysis approach. Purposive sampling with maximum variation of 10 women of reproductive age with a score higher than 75% of the total score in the cooperation and subscription activity were conducted using Semi-structured interviews based on interview guide by using open-ended questions .At the same time of data collection, data analysis and management was performed with MAXQDA 10 software. Interviews with development patterns and original meaning was clear in interviews and subcategories, categories and themes were formed. FINDINGS: Based on data analysis two themes: "health" and "spiritual evolution" were extracted. These themes and stories of "psychological feeling of vitality and freshness, a healthy sense of physical and spiritual satisfaction and finding a reliable and pro-know" how the ways of cooperation and joint activities focused on health. CONCLUSION: The cooperation and subscription activity can be both directly and indirectly contribute to improving health care. In fact health theme directly and spiritual evolution theme indirectly impact on health

Keywords

• Collaboration and Collective Action
• Women's Health
• Qualitative Research